You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you…

- Junot Diaz

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that's where the real work gets done.

- Junot Diaz

There's nothing more true in being a child of a diaspora, a child of immigrants. We're completely new to our parents. We're not something they can ev…

- Junot Diaz

Sometimes you just have to try, even if you know it won’t work.

- Junot Diaz

If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.

- Junot Diaz

In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.

- Junot Diaz

You can't regret the life you didn't lead.

- Junot Diaz

If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level any reflection of themselves

- Junot Diaz

Students teach all sorts of things but most importantly they make explicit the courage that it takes to be a learner, the courage it takes to open yo…

- Junot Diaz